League Play-Off

Estadio Grovas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Leiria started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Gondileu FC's Óscar Carvalho got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Júlio Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Matos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute of the match Grovas FC got a corner. Gondileu FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xavier Aguiar ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Amorim during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Daniel Amorim hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Júlio Faria struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Óscar Matos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grovas FC. In the 15th match minute, Grovas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristóvão Pereira to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Faria in the 17th minute of play forced Gondileu FC's goalkeeper Óscar Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adolfo Morais struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Diogo Esteves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gondileu FC. Adolfo Morais received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Diogo Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute Júlio Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Matos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Grovas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Morais came free, but Diogo Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Mota's late challenge caught a Gondileu FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mariano Mota helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of Grovas FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gondileu FC:s goal. Daniel Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Matos having to interfere. Daniel Amorim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Óscar Matos having to make a save. In the 42nd minute, Gondileu FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Júlio Faria fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Júlio Faria who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Óscar Matos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Júlio Faria to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Júlio Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Matos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Leiria in the 55th minute of play forced Grovas FC's goalkeeper Diogo Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grovas FC's Daniel Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Grovas FC fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Grovas FC's Júlio Faria looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Daniel Leiria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gondileu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Leiria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gondileu FC's Nuno Matos pulled a muscle in his back after 68 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jorge Correia charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Correia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jorge Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Óscar Carvalho was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Adolfo Morais might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diogo Esteves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adolfo Morais ran back to his position shaking his head. Júlio Faria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Matos having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Daniel Leiria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gondileu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Leiria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 84 minutes, Daniel Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grovas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Amorim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Gondileu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Faria came free, but Óscar Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolfo Morais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Gondileu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Faria came free, but Óscar Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Daniel Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.